116 DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOoOVARUM. 
Tengyueh, Yunnan. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 5000 ft. May 1913.” 
G. Forrest. No. 11,941. ; 
wi? Pieris bracteata, W. W. Sm. Sp. nov. 
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Species affinis P. japonicae, D. Don a qua habitu, racemis 
longebracteatis, calyce lobato nec partito, lobis omnino diversis, 
ovario semi-supero inter alia signa recognoscitur. 
Frutex 1-2 m. altus erectus ramulis robustis strictis glabris. 
Folia superiora tantum visa circ. 4.5 cm. longa, I-1.5 cm. lata, 
subsessilia, lanceolata, apice acuminata, basi cuneata, coriacea 
margine serrulata utrinque glabra, supra atroviridia, infra 
olivacea, nervis supra obscuris infra paulo conspicuis. In- 
florescentiae in axillis foliorum terminalium orientes -- approxi- 
Matae racemosae ; racemi 3-5, erecti stricti - 15 cm. longi 
laxiflori glabri; bracteae conspicuissimae I-2 cm. longae, 
3-5 mm. latae, lanceolatae acuminatae glanduloso-serrulatae 
olivaceae subpersistentes ; bracteolae lineares : pedicelli 3-4 
mm. longi. Flores + nutantes albi roseo-tincti fragrantes. 
Calyx circ. 2.5 mm. longus glaber; pars inferior semiglobosa 
ovario adhaerens; lobi + 1 mm. longi ovati apice obtusi 
vel acuti saepe subfimbriati. Corollae + x cm. longae tubus 
cylindricus 3-4 mm. latus glaber vel subglaber: lobi 5 tri- 
angulares 1.5-2 mm. longi. Stamina circ. 6 mm. longa fila- 
mentis ad 3 mm. longis longiuscule albo-pilosis apice biaristatis, 
antheris tubulis brevioribus. Ovarium semisuperum glabrum ; 
stylus circ. 9 mm. longus. Fructus deest. 
“Shrub of 3-5 ft. Flowers white, tinged deep-rose. Fra- 
grant. Open situations amongst scrub in the hills to the east 
of Tengyueh, Yunnan. Lat. 25° N. Alt. 6000-7000 ft. Nov. 
191z."  G. Forrest. No. 9255. 
This is a peculiar species of Pieris, akin in its foliage to 
P. japonica, D. Don, in its flower to P. ovalifolia, D. Don. 
The semi-superior ovary and the calyx-lobes, along with the 
very conspicuous bracts, serve to distinguish it readily from its 
congeners. 
Pieris compta, W. W. Sm. et J. F. Jeff. Sp. nov. 
Species yunnanensis foliis parvis ellipticis integris obtusis 
haud acuminatis subtus pulchre reticulatis, corolla extus albo- 
pilosula bene conspicua. 
Frutex sempervirens ramis teretibus gracilibus primo minute 
pubescentibus cito glabrescentibus. Folia 1.5-2.5 cm. longa 
5-15 mm. lata latiuscule vel anguste elliptica apice rotundata 
vel obtusa minute indurato-apiculata basi rotundata vel sub- 
rotundata, integra paululo revoluta corneo-marginata valde 
